ETF comparison

EFAvsSCHF

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF · Schwab International Equity ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
71.5%

675 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EFA and SCHF would leave roughly71.5%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EFA only 27.5%Shared 71.5%SCHF only 27.9%
In EFA only
18 positions
Shared
675 positions
In SCHF only
801 positions

Side by side

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

82composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.32%
Net assets
$79.32B
TTM yield
3.18%
Top-10 conc.
13.3%
SCHF

Schwab International Equity ETF

Schwab · International Developed

93composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$69.68B
TTM yield
3.02%
Top-10 conc.
14.8%

Sub-score comparison

68
Cost
97
77
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
100
95
Concentration
93
Tracking quality
EFAsub-scoreSCHF

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

SCHF is 29 bps cheaper than EFA. On a $100,000 position that's about $290/yr more in fees for EFA.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with EFA vs SCHF.

Top shared holdings

675 shared in total
#HoldingIn EFAIn SCHFOverlap
1ASML Holding N.V.2.58%2.10%2.10%
2HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.45%1.08%1.08%
3Roche Holding AG1.32%0.99%0.99%
4Novartis AG1.29%0.97%0.97%
5ASTRAZENECA PLC1.35%0.93%0.93%
6Nestle S.A.1.20%0.88%0.88%
7SHELL PLC1.19%0.80%0.80%
8Siemens Aktiengesellschaft1.04%0.77%0.77%
9BHP GROUP LIMITED0.93%0.74%0.74%
10Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.0.93%0.69%0.69%
11TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION0.84%0.68%0.68%
12COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.97%0.66%0.66%

Only in EFA

18 total
  • SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A.0.32%
  • TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.19%
  • SEA LIMITED0.16%
  • Nebius Group N.V.0.14%
  • AerCap Holdings N.V.0.11%
  • CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.0.04%
  • WISE PLC0.04%
  • GRAB HOLDINGS LIMITED0.04%
  • YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD.0.04%
  • Futu Holdings Limited0.04%

Only in SCHF

801 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd3.32%
  • SK hynix Inc2.81%
  • Royal Bank of Canada0.90%
  • Toronto-Dominion Bank/The0.64%
  • Shopify Inc0.49%
  • Enbridge Inc0.40%
  • Bank of Montreal0.39%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd0.36%
  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.34%
  • Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.34%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.